According to ROBERT W. BUTLER, ‘Disney’s “Bolt” is the studio’s best non-Pixar animated movie in ages.’ Here’s what he wrote: “It’s smart enough to keep adults on their toes and exciting enough to keep even the most antsy of kids glued to their seats. The film begins with an amazing action sequence in which a super-powered canine named [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 25, 2008
You would think that there is nothing in the film industry somebody in the likes of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson can’t get nowadays. After all, they are the men who made some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood history. Steven Spielberg’s movie credits include E.T, A.I, War of the Worlds, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Here’s the trailer of the famous allegedly ripoff movie based on the Pixar hit Ratatouille - Ratatoing. I can’t quite stand the ‘toing’ at the end - wonder what they were thinking when they made this. In fact, I wonder what the distributor and stores that sell this product is thinking and who’s going to [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 13, 2008
Ever since Kungfu Panda hit the big screen, there has been much controversy over the show. Not with regards to the quality of the show, the storyline or Jack Black. The controversy has largely been with how some countries has been displeased with the popularity the show has been garnering and the alarming amount of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 7, 2008
By Lucy O’Loughlin The movie tells the tale of Po the Panda - voiced by Jack Black - an overweight waiter working in his father’s noodle restaurant. Po is a Kung Fu fanatic but his bulky frame limits his ability to perform the intricate moves. Black seems to be the perfect choice for the role - having [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 7, 2008
Reuters - Saturday, July 5By Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy “Kung Fu Panda” has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture. The movie, which tells the story of a fat panda who dreams of martial [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 30, 2008
With the box office success of Kungfu Panda, a bunch of knockoff Pandas has surfaced on the market. A couple of them are passable but the rest is just horrendous! No prizes for guessing where they were manufactured
Continue reading...Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ratatouille? Naw…it’s Ratatoing! An ‘interesting’ company from Brazil allegedly producing rip-offs of Pixar’s animated features have appeared. The ‘victims’ are Cars and Ratatouille. Rip-offs or not? You decide. Wikipedia Entry on the Company The ‘Official’ Website of Ratatoing
Continue reading...Sunday, June 29, 2008
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have secured the rights to The Smurfs and plan to make a feature film version of the popular blue villagers that mixes live action and animation. Variety reports the film will be produced by Jordan Kerner, who helped the studio secure the rights from Lafig Belgium, with Shrek 2 and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 20, 2008
Being in the animation industry, it is in my interest to keep abreast of which animated feature films are taking the most box office profits. Today I run by this list of the top 20 highest grossing animation movies of all time and I would like to share my views on why I think these [...]
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